In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
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France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
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Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.
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High Heels were originally made for men in the 16th century.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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There is a 600 year old 240 paged book called the Voynich Manuscript, that’s written language is still completely unknown today.
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